Thăng Long

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 昇龍, composed of 昇 (“ascending”) and 龍 (“dragon”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˧ lawŋ͡m˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˧ lawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [tʰaŋ˧˧ lɔŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˧ lawŋ͡m˧˧] === Proper noun === Thăng Long • (昇龍) (historical) the name of the capital of various historical kingdoms in Vietnam, now known as Hanoi Various communes in Vietnam: a commune of Kinh Môn district, Hải Dương Province a commune of Đông Hưng district, Thái Bình Province a commune of Nông Cống district, Thanh Hoá Province (Can we verify(+) this sense?) a commune of Hiệp Đức district, Quảng Nam Province ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with thanh long, Thanh Long. === See also === Hạ Long === References === Hồ Ngọc Đức, editor (2003), “Thăng Long”, in Việt–Việt‎[1] (DICT), Leipzig: Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details), archived from the original on 12 November 2024